I know there are many, many more moments that I am forgetting, but these are the ones I can tell you that I remember where I was.

In the midst of this incredible moment ourcountryis on the way to (if not already in) a recession and many feel that a depression isimminent.

The truth is, America has been "building” to this moment for 20 years. The perfect storm of the collapse of the sub-prime lending concept, the fall of the housing market, and good old-fashioned greed have led to the American economy goingstraightdown the toilet! The value of the US dollar is its lowest ever, unemployment is up, foreclosures continue to rise, and the stock market has lost trillions over the last month.

President-electObama, welcome to the White House.

All of this said, my fears in the coming days/months/years aren't withObama. He may be a great leader, albeit one ofthemost liberal to date. No, here's my fear -whenObamawas elected, and I'm not overstating this, there were parties in the streets - it felt and looked like New Year's Eve.

My fear is that we are putting our HOPE in the wrong place ... in the wrong person.

Obamahas written the book "The Audacity of Hope." While I haven't read his book (it's on my list), here's what I do know about hope:

"I will never forget this awful time, as I grieve over my loss.
Yet I still DARE TO HOPE when I remember this:
The faithful love of the Lord never ends!
His mercies never cease. Great is His faithfulness;
His mercies begin afresh every morning.
I say to myself, "The Lord is my inheritance!
Therefore I will HOPE in Him."
- Lamentations 3;20-24